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  • More networking, fewer barriers: EDEH workshop in Brussels strengthens digital interoperability in European higher education

    On 29 and 30 September, over 50 experts gathered in Brussels as part of the European Digital Education Hub (EDEH).

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  • EU-Canada Summit: Reaffirmed commitment to strategic partnership

    At the EU-Canada Summit in Brussels on 23 June 2025, the European Union and Canada reaffirmed their commitment to their strategic partnership and their determination to deepen their cooperation, including in areas such as academic mobility and research collaboration, given the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.

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  • EU-UK Summit: Negotiations planned on youth mobility scheme and UK association with Erasmus+

    At the first EU-UK summit on 19 May 2025, the European Commission and the United Kingdom agreed to strengthen their cooperation in the face of a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. To accomplish this, they plan to implement various initiatives and agreements in key areas, including youth exchanges.

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  • Next MFF

    Following President von der Leyen's Political Guidelines for the 2024-2029 European Commission, the Commission aims to create a simpler, more focused, and responsive budget that reflects European strategic priorities. To achieve this, seven public consultations have been launched to gather views of interested stakeholders on how to make the most of the next EU’s long-term budget (2028-2034). The consultation covered key policy areas and was open between February and May 2025 .

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  • ‘Choose Europe’: A new EU Initiative to attract global scientific talents

    On 5 May 2025, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, launched the new policy initiative 'Choose Europe' at La Sorbonne in Paris, with the aim of creating the conditions to attract talented scientists, researchers, academics and highly skilled professionals to Europe. In the presence of the French President Emmanuel Macron, von der Leyen emphasised the crucial role of science in driving societal progress in Europe, highlighting existing EU commitments such as the €93 billion Horizon Europe programme.

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    Guidelines for the next EU Commission 2024-2029

    30.08.2024: The importance of the new Commission's guidelines for higher education and research in Europe and for international academic exchange.

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  • News from Brussels 03/2024

    The EU Commission's new higher education package contains a blueprint for a European university degree

    28.03.2024: In line with the European Higher Education Strategy and as a strategic instrument for achieving the European Education Area, the EU Commission has published a three-part higher education package.

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  • Council recommendation, 04.12.2023

    European Commission proposes Council recommendation "Europe on the move - learning mobility for all"

    Despite the success of initiatives to promote mobility such as Erasmus+, only a fraction of university graduates in the EU have so far completed a period abroad. As announced in its roadmap (Link), the EU Commission has now submitted a proposal for a Council Recommendation on the renewal of the framework for learning mobility.

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  • new measures to attract international talent, 04.12.2023

    EU Commission proposes new measures to attract international talent

    04.12.2023: The EU Commission wants to make Europe more attractive for skilled workers from abroad and facilitate mobility for learning purposes within the EU. To this end, it has proposed a new EU talent pool to bring employers in the EU together with jobseekers from third countries.

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  • Erasmus Mundus Support Initiative, 04.12.2023

    Boosting the potential of joint degrees in Erasmus Mundus Master Programmes

    On 30 November and 1 December, the first annual conference of the Erasmus Mundus Support Initiative (EMSI) took place in Brussels. The conference provided a platform for exchange on the added value that joint degrees offer students, higher education institutions and employers in Europe and beyond.

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